Colorado Citizen, September 29, 1859, October 27, 1859, November 17, 1859, November 24, 1859, January 28, 1860, February 18, 1860, March 17, 1860, May 5, 1860. The pistols that had been provided by the state were quite modern, Colt 1851 Navy model, .36 caliber, six-shooters. The Colorado Guards were dissolved because the law which had allowed their creation was revoked and superceded by another, quite similar law which was passed on February 14, 1860 (see Gammel, comp., The Laws of Texas 1822-1897, vol. 4, pp. 1483-1500).